All articles by Peter White – Page 138
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NewsLiam Keelan to lead BBCW drama
Liam Keelan is to head up BBC Worldwide’s drama output following the departure of Caroline Torrance to Zodiak Rights.
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NewsCinemax boards Fox horror drama
HBO sister channel Cinemax has come on board Outcast, a horror drama from The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman set to air on Fox in the UK.
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NewsBT pays £900m to pinch Champions League from ITV and Sky
BT has won the rights to screen all UEFA Champions League games for the next three years, paying a knockout £900m to take the rights from Sky and ITV.
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NewsPete Smith departs Cineflix
Pete Smith has left Cineflix after the producer mothballed its move into scripted programming.
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NewsCBS passes $1bn in international revenues
Hollywood studio CBS expects to bring in international distribution revenues of $1.25 billion (£777m) this year, growth of over three times in the last five years.
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NewsNetflix orders five Marvel series
Netflix has commissioned five series, including an adaptation of Daredevil from Marvel Television.
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NewsBetty apologises to musician Whitey
Betty has apologised to musician Whitey after he criticised the Discovery-owned indie for asking to use one of his tracks for free in a forthcoming production.
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NewsTrust slams BBCW over Lonely Planet
The BBC Trust has slammed BBC Worldwide’s purchase of publisher Lonely Planet (LP) and ruled that new processes be put in place to prevent similar mistakes being made during future acquisitions.
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NewsHBO developing Nesbø’s Headhunters
Cable network HBO is developing a series based on Jo Nesbø’s Headhunters with Zodiak Media-owned producer Yellow Bird Entertainment.
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NewsAmerican Horror Story to return
Horror franchise American Horror Story, which airs on UK pay-TV net Fox, is to return for a fourth instalment.
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NewsC4 renews Good Wife deal
Channel 4 will air the fifth series of US drama The Good Wife after closing a deal with CBS Studios International.
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NewsRTL locks up Wentworth deal
Prisoner Cell Block H remake Wentworth Prison is heading to Germany after broadcaster RTL commissioned a local version of the Fremantle Media-distributed Australian drama.
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NewsIsraeli TV builds momentum
UK broadcasters and super-indies including Channel 4 and Shine are scouring Israel for the next Homeland or The X Factor as the country’s TV business gathers pace.
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NewsC4 hunts Israeli entertainment formats
Channel 4 is searching for entertainment formats from Israel and has kicked off negotiations with a number of local producers.
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NewsHulu preps 20 original series
US online video service Hulu plans to launch 20 original titles next year with the UK firmly in its sights as a primary source for content.
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NewsNBC to boost international remakes
NBC is ramping up the number of international remakes that it develops as it searches for the next wave of scripted content, programming boss Bob Greenblatt told delegates at Israeli TV conference IN TV.
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NewsFX signs up Sacha Baron Cohen
US cable network FX is to bring back Ali G after striking a first-look deal with Sacha Baron Cohen’s indie Four By Two.
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NewsTVF skates off with ice doc
Distributor TVF International has sold its ice skating documentary Ice, Sweat and Tears to a raft of global broadcasters.
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NewsPulse eyes US with Vice deal
Pulse Films has struck a deal with Vice Media to boost the indie’s expansion into the US.
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RatingsBig Bang Theory explodes with 1.7m
E4’s The Big Bang Theory exploded with 1.7m viewers on Thursday, as Sky Living’s Dracula also took a sizeable chunk of viewers - in a strong night for the multichannels.